The Supreme Court of Bashkiria recognized the human rights organization "Bashkort" as extremist

The Supreme Court of Bashkiria recognized it as extremist and banned the activities of the national human rights organization Bashkort. This is reported by "Bashinform" with reference to the press service of the court.

to Bashkort In December 2019, the prosecutor's office issued a warning not to allow extremist activity. The department saw signs of such activity in the active participation of the “elders” Sagit Ismailov, Fanzil Akhmetshin and Airat Dilmukhametov, who were previously convicted on charges of inciting hatred or enmity.

The prosecutor’s office also stated that at rally in defense of the Bashkir language, “statements that have signs of inciting hatred and enmity” were made. the 2017

In early February, the organization received a notification from the Supreme Court that the prosecutor's office's claim to ban Bashkort had been accepted for proceedings.

• In October 2017, the police detained several Bashkort activists in connection with their participation in an unsanctioned rally in defense of the Bashkir language. They were given fines and community service.
• In the same year, the court imposed a fine of 320,000 rubles on activist Sagit Ismailov. He was found guilty of inciting ethnic hatred (part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code) in connection with the reposting of an excerpt from the poem of the medieval Bulgarian poet Mukhamedyar "Nury Sodur" ("Light of Hearts").
• Bashkort is a national public organization that defends the interests of the Bashkir people. Activists of the organization arrange various events aimed at protecting the Bashkir language, culture and identity in general.